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Known as "Water Lillies" in the international film circles, this French feature film stands out as a film that takes on a very generic and over-done genré and develops it into an absolutely incredible film. It premiered on 17th of May, 2007 at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 28 year old Céline Sciamma wrote and directed this award winning film, titled Naissance des Pieuvres. It won both the 2007 Prix de la Jeunesse (Cabourg Romantic Film Festival) and the Prix Louis-Delluc. It is about Marie, Floriane and Anne; set in a monochromatic suburb of Paris during summer. Marie is an ungainly but attractive 15 year old girl who agonises over not being in the synchronised swimming team. That, and her developing romantic and lustful emotions, longing for the femme fatale in Floriane, mould her character to be likeable and relateable.
With stunning motifs in the costumes and fixed manic smiles, the synchronised swimming team and its main members allude to the deepest lesbian cravings and the youthful angst that is unavoidably bonded to it.
The Soundtrack - Music to and from Naissance des Pieuvres - was produced Jean Baptiste De Laubier aka Para One, from Institubes. It is an excellent departure from his previous work; which was designed for the club scene. This CD captures the frames of Naissance des Pieuvres in an exquisite manner, with his synth work reminiscent of Handel's harpsichords in his Water and Fireworks Music.
Das Glow releases his second EP on Institubes: Sunburnt. The title track was released in November of last year on a limited edition Arcade Mode 7". It has a crashing crescendo and it is in a similar vein to Weiss Gaz, but funkier and more distorted.
The other track, Lite Brite, is the definitely the main feature of his Sunburnt EP; as I have previously discussed here. It is reminiscent of an old Sinatra melody: Granier has kicked up the tempo and created a magnificent electronic jazz oeuvre. Lite Brite still maintains the structure of a normal electronica track, but Das Glow really tosses things around this time, something different is just what everyone needs.
Artwork: Sanghon Kim
Benoit Heitz and Hugues Rey are "High Powered Boys". While both Surkin and Bobmo have released amazing Chicago house influenced tracks in the past; they have now collaborated to form an ADHD-influenced ghetto stylized EP called Sounds of Cain.
"Hoes Get Down" has been around for a long time, featuring in Institubes sets and gradually working its way around. "Up Down" is a little more recent and follows the same trend that "Hoes Get Down" sets: a choppy, almost minimalist, but completely pumping EP. While the songs seem a bit empty, they are sure fire starters.
Yet again, we see a Christian influence among the French electronic scene; Sounds of Cain. Cain being Adam's son...interesting isn't it? This EP is the first to be released out of 10 HBP singles.
Midnight Juggernauts have struck again. Although a nice acoustic version of the track "Dystopia" has been seen - they have decided to release a 12" through their record label Institubes. The single "Into the Galaxy" has been planned to get released on the 11th of August, less than a month away. With remixes by Grandmaster Flash, Yuksek, Metronomy and Chateau Marmont, we can be sure of a smashing 12 inches.
Some more surprising and also exciting news; a 7" version of Into the Galaxy is also around the corner. Its a limited edition of only 300 copies and comes with an Into the Galaxy t-shirt AND some unreleased tracks...maybe a nice version of Midnight Visions? Who knows...
Acoustopia
Das Glow is one of the more recent additions to the Institubes Label, with his first release on the label appearing in 2006. He recently released his 12" EP entitled "Weiss Gaz"; compiled of three tracks. Although not the title-track, Cathédrale is a flowing and calming, yet still violently throbbing track; it takes the better half of the track to reach its climax but it is well worth the wait and you can feel the ambiance on any type of sound system. The remaining two tracks - Vulcanice & Weiss Gaz - are not in the exact style as Cathédrale which creates a perfect mix, they are much more jittery and nerve-racking. Das Glow manages to take the mundane distortion and the all-consuming 130bpm out of the current state of french electronic music and transform it into an echoing and pulsating sound.
He has remixed fellow institubes playmaker M.S.K, along with The Micronauts and Shadow Dancer. In the recent Institubes Respect Terror Club party, he played a new track of his own that is even more jazzier than the whole Weiss Gaz EP, but sounds even more at home in a party like that was.
Unfortunately, Das Glow has already been and gone for Melbourne inhabitants, but be ready for more of the Institubes crew around late summer!
With stunning motifs in the costumes and fixed manic smiles, the synchronised swimming team and its main members allude to the deepest lesbian cravings and the youthful angst that is unavoidably bonded to it.
